knoop
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Noun [edit]
knoop m (plural knopen, diminutive knoopje)
- button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
- knot (i.e. a loop of string or any other long flexible material which cannot be untied without pulling part of the string through the loops)
- ik zit in de knoop — I'm in a hard spot: I'm all tied up.
- (mathematics) knot
- (nautical) knot (i.e. a unit of velocity, corresponding to traveling a distance of 1 nautical mile per hour)
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Verb [edit]
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